Regional law firm Thrings is warning businesses that they face criminal proceedings if they fail to comply with new rules aiming to improve corporate transparency. From April 6 all firms will need to keep and maintain a register with information about individuals – or relevant legal entities – with a significant or controlling interest...
More than twice as many West businesses want the UK to stay in the EU as leave, according to the hotly anticipated results of a major regional survey. Some 57% of business people said they will vote to remain part of the EU, compared to 26% who say they will back the leave campaign....
The long-awaited devolution deal giving the West of England a £1bn boost for investment in infrastructure and skills has been announced by Chancellor George Osborne. The move would represent a major change, transferring decisions on transport, investment, funding, skills training, business support, housing and strategic planning from Westminster. But the package of measures, which...
National business leaders welcomed a number of moves in this afternoon’s Budget, particularly those aimed at helping small firms. But there was concern over how the Chancellor will meet his deficit reduction target. The CBI called it a “stable Budget” for business facing global stormy waters. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “The Chancellor has listened...
Measures to help small firms in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget this afternoon were immediately welcomed by Bath’s business community and business advisors. Phil Smith, pictured right, managing director of Business West – the organisation that runs the Bath Chamber of Commerce - said the Chancellor had delivered what will be remembered as a “thin...
Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world economy is weak. "In this...
Experienced construction disputes lawyer Andrew Ash has joined the Bath office of regional law firm Withy King as a partner to head its construction and engineering team. Andrew, pictured, previously worked in the Bristol office of Osborne Clarke, where he was an associate director for 14 years. His new role in Withy King’s construction...
Bath’s outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders have less a week to enter the region’s top awards scheme that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase the wealth of executive talent in the region. Bath Business News is once again backing the...
Personal injury law firm Novum, which has an office in Bath, has secured a £50,000 out-of-court settlement for a mother whose breast cancer should have been diagnosed sooner by specialists at the city’s Royal United Hospital. The firm said the case was the latest example of the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) refusing to accept...
A team of cycling enthusiasts from law firm Withy King are preparing to ride from their offices in central Bath to Paris to raise money for charity. The 14 cyclists from Withy King’s two offices in the city – at Midland Bridge and Queen Square – will be joined by colleagues from Withy King’s...
